Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ursa Major* Lay Me Down ST
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Devil Woman I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Green Power Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Needs It Everybody Needs It
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Givin' Up the Man I Love Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra I See Your Face Before Me And I Love Her
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Sidewinders Can't You Feel the Fire Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Nelson* Riddle Government House British Columbia Suite
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic Somewhere My Love Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Matt* Lucas Tomcat Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Charmaines* (You Are) Hypnotized (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram The Mountain Song Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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